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An urbanized deer browses in front of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort.
Managers call bowhunts best in-town deer control
Seeing a deer in the backyard is an unexpected pleasure — but homeowners get over the thrill when whitetails eat down their garden, nibble flowers and shrubs or shred the bark off trees with their ...
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Most of the hawks seen soaring our skies are red-tails.
Routine raptors
A red-tailed hawk can glide through the tree canopy or just over it and the squirrels below react like they’ve seen the angel of death. Bushytails go into emergency mode at the glimpse of those ...
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Bobcat encounters aren't everyday events, but they're far more common than a few decades ago.
Well-hidden Bobcat population increases
The first time I ever encountered a bobcat, I initially saw it between my boots. Thankfully, the cat wasn’t located between my size 12s. Neither of us would have liked that. It was some 18 feet ...
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Deer are one target of Kentucky quota hunters, but so are waterfowl, small game and even black bear.
Application period for state’s quota hunts wind down
The clock is ticking down on would-be quota hunters. Applications for quota hunts managed by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources — and that goes for deer, waterfowl, small gam...
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Drake DeFreitas accompanied by his dad, Brett, took this Kansas Rio Grande gobbler to polish off his National Wild Turkey Federation-certified World Slam.
Mild season ducks: Kentucky’s woody and teal hunts begin
It won’t be time to wear insulated camouflage just yet, and for now even chest waders may be unnecessary, but next week brings duck hunting of a sort. Kentucky’s early five-day season for huntin...
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The leaves of poison ivy are varied -- some smooth-edged, some serrated, some lobed and others simple -- but they all pack the same oily irritant.
Poison ivy
You know what’s irritating? Among other things, urushiol. If you have to say it, that’s you-ROO-she-awl. This is the oil found on and within poison ivy that triggers contact dermatitis on man...
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Steve Vantreese photo Shooting typically grows more challenging after doves have endured the earliest days of the hunting season.
Doves: Week two
A week into dove hunting season, the birds have pretty well figured out that it’s no more Mr. Nice Guy. Many doves that casually wafted into fields dotted with hunters a week ago were harvested ...
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Elk bugles starting to sound off across LBL prairie wildlife area
The bugle boys are beginning to tune up. Bull elk that inhabit the Land Between the Lakes’ high-fenced Elk & Bison Prairie are stirring to the call of hormonal romance. As the elk advance toward...
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Dove numbers seem not to have withered under drought and high temperature conditions.
Scorching summer fails to dry up dove population
Given weather conditions over the spring and summer, one could make an argument that it’s been a bad year — or conversely, a rather good year — for mourning doves. Drought and high temperatures ...
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Boone & Crockett Club qualifiers underscore a rise in Kentucky's percentage of bigger, mature bucks among a stabilized deer population.
Day one for deer
With Kentucky’s first deer pursuits of the new season in motion today, managers are looking for more from less. This first Saturday in September is the opening day of the archery deer hunting se...
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